Lil Baby Released After Being Detained by Paris Police During Fashion Week
Lil Baby was detained in Paris on Thursday (July 8) for allegedly transporting drugs, according to the city prosecutor’s office. Officials told NBC News the next day that that the rapper had already been released after being ordered to pay a fine.
NBA star James Harden was also stopped but not detained, the prosecutor’s office said. Images shared on social networks showed the Brooklyn Nets star briefly frisked in the incident on one of the French capital’s most elite avenues.
The prosecutor’s office said one other person was also detained, without releasing the identity. An investigation is under way.
Harden and Lil Baby, whose real name is Dominique Jones, have been in Paris to attend fashion week, according to local media.
After Lil Baby’s release, he tweeted, “I’m good” with the hands-in-the-air emoji. He also shared photos on his Instagram Stories of himself shopping, captioning one image, “Back at it.”